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FUTURE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE NEEDS

Mid-America Transportation Center Scholars Conference

October 30, 2015

ABOUT THE PRESENTER… ELAINE E. ARMSTER

10 Years Natural Gas Industry

State DOT Section Chief

President, Linkscape360 LLC

ABOUT THE PRESENTER… ELAINE E. ARMSTER

PRESENTATION OUTLINE INTRODUCTION

100 YEARS: EVOLUTION OF TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE

HISTORIC COLLABORATION: U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR, U.S.

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

JOINT REPORT OVERVIEW: STRENGTHENING SKILLS TRAINING AND CAREER PATHWAYS ACROSS THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY

POSITIONING FOR SUCCESS

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE: 100 YEARS AGO

1915 - 2015

• Transportation Industry provided jobs for early 19th

century Americans

• Successful cities had a skilled and semi-skilled

workforce that was able to design and construct a

network of transportation systems to move goods,

services, and people.

• Jobs included: Road building, Railway operations,

Streetcar operations, Car assembly lines, Maritime

operators

• And Jitney Drivers!

TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE: 100 YEARS AGO

1915 - 2015

MID-AMERICA TRANSPORTATION CENTER

2015 MATC SCHOLARS CONFERENCE

LINCOLN, NE 68583-0851

ATTEN: 21ST CENTURY SCHOLARS

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EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION LABOR

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION COLLABORATION: HISTORIC JOINT REPORT RELEASED


Strengthening Skill Training and Career Pathways across the Transportation Industry

Careers in the transportation industry can lift Americans into the middle or help them stay there, and this report concludes that there will be more job opportunities in the near future.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx


In today’s society, it is important that all our students are well-equipped with the knowledge and skills to compete in a global

economy.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan


Ensuring that America continues to lead the way in the global economy means not only investing in the infrastructure that

allows us to move goods and keep up with global demand, but also the skills infrastructure to support the workforce.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez




Jobs Created: 417,000 job openings from 2012 to 2022

Trucking Transportation Highway Construction and Maintenance

Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation Rail Transportation Air Transportation Maritime

SIX TRANSPORTATION SECTORS


GROWTH: Transportation is projected to add 417,000 jobs from 2012 to

2022 due to industry growth

Between 2012 and 2022, the average employment growth rate of 11 percent across transportation subsectors is similar to that of the entire economy (10.8%) and of the infrastructure industry (11%)

The fastest growth will occur on the West Coast, the Gulf Coast, the upper Mid-Atlantic, several Mountain States, and the Midwest

The largest number of job openings in transportation including all six subsectors is projected to be in the following cities: New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, Houston, and Chicago


RETIREMENT & ATTRITION: In 2014, approximately 53% of current transportation workforce

are 45 years or older. Transit and Railroad have the higher percentage of workers over 55 years old

From 2012 to 2022, an additional 4.2 million transportation workers will need to be hired to fill vacancies created by attrition

Unique scenarios: In smaller sectors such as railroad and maritime, there may

be significant retirements, but number of job openings are not large

Trucking has the largest number of projected 2012-2022 job openings (2 million jobs)


SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE: The jobs in the greatest demand are semi-skilled and skilled jobs

in operations and maintenance. For every future job in central services or construction in the transportation industry, there will be an estimated two jobs in maintenance and operations.

Thirteen out of the top 20 highest demand transportation jobs pay above the median wage.

Preliminary analysis indicates that projected annual job openings are 68% larger than the number of students who are completing related educational programs, such as aviation

YOU ARE IN DEMAND!

42%

20%

15%

12%

7% 4%

2014 Share of Current Industry Employment

Trucking

Transit

Air

Highway

Rail

Maritime

• In 2014, the six subsectors in the transportation industry: 4 million employees

• With 1.7 million currently employed, Trucking has the largest share. Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation follows with 20% share of the total 817,000 employees

SIX TRANSPORTATION SECTORS

Degree Required Master's degree

Education Field of Study

Civil engineering with specialty such as: construction, water & coastal, computing systems, geotechnology, geoenvironmental

Key Skills Engineering design, project management, technical problem-solving, budgeting

Licensure Required License required for engineers who work directly with the public

Job Growth (2012-2022) 20%*

Average Salary (2013) $85,640*

FUTURE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE NEEDS…YOU

LIGHTHOUSE VIDEO


SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS: The transportation industry is projected to add 417,000 jobs

from 2012 to 2022 due to industry growth. The new transportation workforce will have the opportunity to

be a part of cutting edge innovations in the transportation industry

Well above median pay can be expected for many jobs within the industry; advance degrees increase the pay scales

YOU ARE IN DEMAND!.....Carpe diem (Seize the Day!)

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